| Pronunciation: | | 'magwey
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
- [n] Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal
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MAGUEY is a 6 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | Agave atrovirens, Agave cantala, cantala |
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| | See Also: | | agave, American aloe, century plant, genus Agave, mescal, pulque |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mag"uey\, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.]
(Bot.)
The century plant, a species of {Agave} ({A. Americana}). See
{Agave}.
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